Thor by Donny Cates, Vol. 2: Prey
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Summary
Something is wrong with Mjolnir！ And this is a poor time for the new All-Father of Asgard to lose his primary weapon。 The Golden City is in chaos after Galactus' ill-timed visit， and new threats loom on the horizon。 Thor needs his hammer now more than ever before。。。and yet the Uru grows heavier with each passing day。 What will it take for the God of Thunder to hold onto one of the most powerful weapons in the multiverse？ Perhaps the answer lies in Broxton， Oklahoma， the former home of Asgard - where right now， everyone gets a hammer！ The mighty mallet of Thor is free for the taking - no worthiness required！ You get a Mjolnir， and you get a Mjolnir， and。。。
Thor （2020） 7-14
Thor （2020） 7-14
Reviews
Cheese
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Wow I didn’t don’t see that coming。 Cates just threw Thor into the horror genre。 Oh the horror。
Paul E。 Morph
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After having my doubts about Donny Cates’ first volume of Thor， I’m happy to say he’s definitely got his groove on with volume two。 This volume starts with a really nice two part story that returns Mjolnir to Broxton along with an unwelcome （but hilarious） surprise for Iron Man。 The main event， however， is the six-part epic （and it is epic） titled Prey which features possibly the most unlikely antagonist Cates could have come up with in an absolute stroke of genius。This volume features a host of After having my doubts about Donny Cates’ first volume of Thor， I’m happy to say he’s definitely got his groove on with volume two。 This volume starts with a really nice two part story that returns Mjolnir to Broxton along with an unwelcome （but hilarious） surprise for Iron Man。 The main event， however， is the six-part epic （and it is epic） titled Prey which features possibly the most unlikely antagonist Cates could have come up with in an absolute stroke of genius。This volume features a host of guest stars， most importantly the Mighty Throg and Lockjaw！ Always overjoyed to see either of those guys but it’s even better when they’re together。My only complaints about this volume are that I’m almost positive there’s a continuity error or two here （although I’m going to have to do some back issue diving to be sure） and that I wasn’t 100% happy with the ending。 I know why Cates ended it the way he did （it leaves it open for certain characters to return） but to get this ending certain characters had to take some actions that I found rather unlikely。These are minor irks， though， and when you factor in how great the artwork was throughout this volume I’d give this one 4。5 stars if I could。 Great stuff。My next book: Fantastic Four vol。 7: The Forever Gate 。。。more
Shadowdenizen
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4 stars。Read as single issues。（Double-posting this to the final volume of the Aaron run。）As someone who's been reading Thor consistently since the 70's， I've seen some stellar runs on the title over the years。。。。And Cates is right up there so far， based on his run so far。 （But so is Jason Aarons。） And that speaks to the enduring power and flexibility of the Thor character， mythos and supporting cast。 THE AARONS RUN:While Aarons run was more cerebral overall， focusing on some of the supporting 4 stars。Read as single issues。（Double-posting this to the final volume of the Aaron run。）As someone who's been reading Thor consistently since the 70's， I've seen some stellar runs on the title over the years。。。。And Cates is right up there so far， based on his run so far。 （But so is Jason Aarons。） And that speaks to the enduring power and flexibility of the Thor character， mythos and supporting cast。 THE AARONS RUN:While Aarons run was more cerebral overall， focusing on some of the supporting cast leading into the War of Realms， he also introduced some major elements into the mythos that hopefully will enduren and be fully integrated by future authors。 （Lady Thor， War of Realms， War-Thor， Gorr the GodButcher， Punisher Kill Krew [which TOTALLY needs a follow-up！！] etc。）I loved the Jane Foster-Thor storyline right up until the end; a large part of the story focused around Janes battle with cancer， which kept the title grounded in reality as the plot with the Nine Realms escalated。Early in the story， she refused magical healing， choosing to retain her humanity。 She then proceeds to make the ultimate sacrifice to defeat the Mangog， only to be IMMEDIATELY brought back as Valkyrie。 Now， while I love the Valykries （and their current mini-series is WONDERFUL！）， this compeltely undermines the conceit of that entire arc。 leaving a bit of a sour taste in my mouth。 THE CATES RUN:Cates is a much more bomabastic writer， great at sweeping storylines and set pieces; he's also a much more charismatic presence in the comics scene， and brings a large following and enthusiasm for whatever he does。In some ways， this is a boon to the Thor series/mythos; Cates is not afraid to make sweeping changes and introduce characters and plots that take time to play out properly。 In some other senses， it can be a detriment as "Spectacle" takes over from "Plot and Character"。 （To use another example， the main Venom title stayed consistently excellent under Cates， while his "King in Black" was pure overblown spectacle。）The first arc gave me doubts， as Thor interacted with threats like Galactus and Black Winter， while this 2nd arc boosted my confidence， and returned to focus more on Thor and bringing some forgotten elements of his mythos to the forefront once more。 。。。more
Shawn
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4。5 stars！
Pyramids Ubiquitous
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In some ways Cates is heading in the right direction with the Thor character， in that the ensemble cast is being represented well and things are pretty dark （for Marvel standards）。 However， in even more ways the comics are heading in the wrong direction。 The Thor mythos of the past four years or so has become overly dependent on stripping Thor of his power。 For instance， look at how many different characters have wielded Mjolnir in different aspects of the Marvel universe in the last several yea In some ways Cates is heading in the right direction with the Thor character， in that the ensemble cast is being represented well and things are pretty dark （for Marvel standards）。 However， in even more ways the comics are heading in the wrong direction。 The Thor mythos of the past four years or so has become overly dependent on stripping Thor of his power。 For instance， look at how many different characters have wielded Mjolnir in different aspects of the Marvel universe in the last several years。 The Thor character is being cheapened more and more with each installment。 Thor hasn't felt powerful or awesome in quite some time; he has felt like a supporting character in his own comics for some time now。The story presented here with Donald Blake brings forth some good concepts， but they were not executed well。 The general storyline pretty much follows， on a much smaller scale， the God Butcher arc with Gorr。 While it wasn't poorly written overall， I don't think this volume added anything valuable to the Thor universe。 。。。more
Terrance
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Love this series。 Donny Cates has picked up the baton， ahem。。。 hammer， from Jason Aaron admirably。 The climax of "Prey" is as triumphant as any of the best Thor stories I've read。 Loved it。 Love this series。 Donny Cates has picked up the baton， ahem。。。 hammer， from Jason Aaron admirably。 The climax of "Prey" is as triumphant as any of the best Thor stories I've read。 Loved it。 。。。more
Peter Zackowski
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What can I say， I like Donny Cates。
James DeSantis
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Thor second outing is dark as hell， and I'm here for it。 So this collection starts of with a two-parter。 Thor throws his hammer down to earth to test a theory。 It mostly works as he learns other people can pick up his hammer get the Odin Force。 After having a little confrontation with Tony Stark Thor decides he has to take some drastic measures。 So he decides to let Donald Blake come back to the real world but Blake isn't too。。。。happy。 This is a great look into Thor and Blake's life and view on Thor second outing is dark as hell， and I'm here for it。 So this collection starts of with a two-parter。 Thor throws his hammer down to earth to test a theory。 It mostly works as he learns other people can pick up his hammer get the Odin Force。 After having a little confrontation with Tony Stark Thor decides he has to take some drastic measures。 So he decides to let Donald Blake come back to the real world but Blake isn't too。。。。happy。 This is a great look into Thor and Blake's life and view on things。 Loki and the others get to really shine this volume， even Jane does。 I liked the fact it felt smaller scale， and the fact we got Frog Thor to show up and he's a fucking badass in this volume。 So yeah overall this was great。 A little rushed at the end， but man did I like this arc a lot。 。。。more
Joshua Lawson
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This was great！ Always psyched to see Aaron Kuder’s beautiful art and I’m much less familiar with Nic Klein but his work on these first two volumes has been fantastic。 Huge， cosmic， awesome book with Cates at his best。 Loved the callbacks to Cates’ short but amazing time with Doctor Strange。
Jackie
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That was seriously disturbing。
Beelzefuzz
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Everything about this was perfect to the core。 It weaves old Thor characters and ideas that I only had a passing familiarity with into a very interesting story with some cruel twists and unclear villains。Basically God Country 2 by the end。
Matěj Komiksumec
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Cates ví a umí， i když se zdá， že je to člověk co píše drsně epochální věci plné hromady bitek tak tady zase ukazuje jak zvládá pomalejší tempo， kde se víc šťourá v emocích postav。 Bavím se strašně， v kombinaci s kresbou je to zábavně strávený čas。
Chris Lemmerman
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Ok， this is more like it。 I bemoaned Donny Cates' first Thor arc as a story he hadn't earned the power to tell just yet - this second arc is what he should have lead with， if you ask me。The first two issues are actually unrelated to Prey itself， seeing Thor troll Iron Man and throw his hammer into the middle of Midgard to test a theory about how his kingly duties and his God of Thunder powers are interacting （spoiler: badly）。 This is goofy fun， and it's nice to see Aaron Kuder over at Marvel for Ok， this is more like it。 I bemoaned Donny Cates' first Thor arc as a story he hadn't earned the power to tell just yet - this second arc is what he should have lead with， if you ask me。The first two issues are actually unrelated to Prey itself， seeing Thor troll Iron Man and throw his hammer into the middle of Midgard to test a theory about how his kingly duties and his God of Thunder powers are interacting （spoiler: badly）。 This is goofy fun， and it's nice to see Aaron Kuder over at Marvel for a change （and for him to finish two issues on time and pencil all forty pages of them）。Then we get Prey itself， which sees Donald Blake return and set out for revenge on all of Asgard， taking it apart from top to bottom。 We get a whistlestop tour of almost all of the Thor characters you'd expect to see （and some you're not， like Frog Thor）， and it ends with a climactic battle that feels like the end of an arc this damaging should。 The fact that Thor's only really a bit-player in this arc makes me wonder if Cates is happier writing other Asgardians instead of the big guy himself。 Departing series artist Nic Klein draws these issues with the usual flair and grit which makes the battle scenes really feel visceral。A much better second entry into Thor's world from Cates and crew。 While the first arc had me wondering if I should get up and get off， if he's got more stuff like this up his sleeve then I'm sitting back down and strapping in for the ride。 。。。more
Fred
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A great Thor story that is different from what we’ve seen before。 Great art by Aaron Kunder & Nic Klein elevates the plot。
Simon
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Frog Thor punching through a guy's mouth with his hammer is about as ridiculous as I want my comics to be。 I'm still not convinced about the pacing but the whole "widescreen epic battles" thing is a good format for the Cates brand of superheroics。 Frog Thor punching through a guy's mouth with his hammer is about as ridiculous as I want my comics to be。 I'm still not convinced about the pacing but the whole "widescreen epic battles" thing is a good format for the Cates brand of superheroics。 。。。more
Billy Jepma
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Alright， I'm officially 100% on-board with the Donny Cates hype-train。 After a strong debut volume， Cates comes out swinging with a killer， brutal follow-up that interrogates the mythos and introduces a new and consequential villain to it。 I love how little of this story actually focuses on Thor but still manages to examine what it means to be a God of Thunder or King of Asgard。 Cates' script feels like it has real consequences， which is a rarity in Big 2 comics。 While I question how much those Alright， I'm officially 100% on-board with the Donny Cates hype-train。 After a strong debut volume， Cates comes out swinging with a killer， brutal follow-up that interrogates the mythos and introduces a new and consequential villain to it。 I love how little of this story actually focuses on Thor but still manages to examine what it means to be a God of Thunder or King of Asgard。 Cates' script feels like it has real consequences， which is a rarity in Big 2 comics。 While I question how much those consequences will stick around， for the 7 issues included here， they feel real enough to make for a stellar reading experience。 Nic Klein's artwork is also a treat and maintains the level of spectacle and detail you want to see from a comic of this scale。 His facial work is sharp， and his layouts a sight to behold， especially when paired with Wilson's typically exceptional coloring。 There are moments where Klein's art comes off a bit too cartoony for the subject material， but those moments are few and far between。 Also， Aaron Kuder is a terrific guest artist in issues 7 and 8， and his work fits right in with the tone of the series。 Those two "prelude" issues to the Prey arc are delightful， and I love that Cates had the chance to tell that side story and let it lead into the significant events of the proper story arc。My only critiques stem from the resolution， which is a little rushed （as is often the case， it seems） and wraps up some pretty dramatic narrative threads in just a few pages。 I hope （and expect） to see these threads addressed in future story arcs， but it's always a little disappointing to feel like a story is rushing to wrap itself up。 But even with that， I had a helluva time with this and can't wait for more。 As someone who holds Aaron's expansive run on Thor as a personal favorite in the medium， I'm delighted with what Cates is doing and love how he is striking that perfect balance between expanding on what came before and carving out something new and fresh。This is a strong 4。5 stars， and I once again am begging Goodreads to provide us with a 10-point scale， so I don't have to struggle between rounding up or rounding down。 。。。more
Lauren
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Caught up with the singles today。 Pretty good ending to the “Prey” arc， if a little anti-climatic。 Gorgeous art as always 🙏
Elessar
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Je pensais pas qu'un arc sur Donald Blake pourrait m'intéresser autant， c'était excellent。 Mais alors la conclusion。。。 Les dieux sont tous des connards quand-même。 Je pensais pas qu'un arc sur Donald Blake pourrait m'intéresser autant， c'était excellent。 Mais alors la conclusion。。。 Les dieux sont tous des connards quand-même。 。。。more
Subham
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This one was awesome！ Its about Thor sending the hammer to test in Oklahoma， meeting with a man named Adam Aziz and then a fun encounter with Iron man and then summoning Donald blake who has now become a threat in this voldemort like get up， us finding what happened to him and his revenger against Odin-magic users and so he faces off against Jane， Dr Strange， Throgg and Beta-rey bill and the final battle between him and the others and ultimately Thor and what his ultimare fate would be！ This sto This one was awesome！ Its about Thor sending the hammer to test in Oklahoma， meeting with a man named Adam Aziz and then a fun encounter with Iron man and then summoning Donald blake who has now become a threat in this voldemort like get up， us finding what happened to him and his revenger against Odin-magic users and so he faces off against Jane， Dr Strange， Throgg and Beta-rey bill and the final battle between him and the others and ultimately Thor and what his ultimare fate would be！ This story was so good and changes so many things about Thor mythos going forward， the writing is like a well paced action movie with a good climax but the art is the real deal， its so good and the colors just compliment it so well！ Amazing！ 。。。more
Jason
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